Dr. Barbara Piperata is the co-editor of the most recent special issue of
Annals of Human Biology entitled “
Human Biology of the Amazon” (
Volume 43, issue 4). The issue highlights the most recent human biology research taking place in Amazonia and was timed to commemorate the Brazilian Olympic Games, the first to be held on the South American continent. Articles in the special volume include populations living in Brazil, Bolivia and Ecuador and cover a range of topics including human nutrition, HIV/AIDS, climate change and child growth and development.